Wing v. Velthuizen
Country
Court
Federal Court of Canada
District
Federal
Case
Wing v. Velthuizen
Case Number
9 CPR (4th) 449; 197 FTR 126
Effective Date
2000-11-20
Link
https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2000/2000canlii16609/2000canlii16609.html
Summary
Held that the first owner of copyright is entitled to assign that copyright in a will. (Copyright assigned in a will is an exception to reversionary rights as provided for in section 14(1) of the Copyright Act.) Also held that a copyright that is not mentioned in a will "passes under the gift of residue to the residuary legatees".
Contributed By
Cynthia Khoo